Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

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World Heritage Site component national park and preserve protected area

Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States, renowned for its vast wilderness, towering mountain ranges, and extensive glaciers in southeastern Alaska.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve canonical	37
Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek	1
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve	1
Wrangell–St. Elias / Kluane / Tatshenshini-Alsek / Glacier Bay	1
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve (western portion)	1
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve World Heritage Site	1
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve backcountry	1
Wrangell–St. Elias National Preserve	1
Wrangell–St. Elias wilderness	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Context triple: [Alaska, hasProtectedArea, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve]

A. Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve is a vast Alaskan wilderness area centered around North America’s highest peak, renowned for its dramatic mountain landscapes and abundant wildlife.
B. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a vast Alaskan wilderness area renowned for its tidewater glaciers, rugged mountains, rich marine wildlife, and opportunities for boating, kayaking, and scientific research.
C. Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park is a rugged coastal national park in southern Alaska known for its massive Harding Icefield, tidewater glaciers, and abundant marine wildlife.
D. Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a vast protected area on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, renowned for its rugged Pacific coastline, temperate rainforests, and glacier-capped mountain ranges.
E. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in northeastern Alaska known for its pristine tundra ecosystems, rich wildlife, and ongoing debates over oil and gas development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Target entity description: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States, renowned for its vast wilderness, towering mountain ranges, and extensive glaciers in southeastern Alaska.

A. Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve is a vast Alaskan wilderness area centered around North America’s highest peak, renowned for its dramatic mountain landscapes and abundant wildlife.
B. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a vast Alaskan wilderness area renowned for its tidewater glaciers, rugged mountains, rich marine wildlife, and opportunities for boating, kayaking, and scientific research.
C. Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park is a rugged coastal national park in southern Alaska known for its massive Harding Icefield, tidewater glaciers, and abundant marine wildlife.
D. Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a vast protected area on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, renowned for its rugged Pacific coastline, temperate rainforests, and glacier-capped mountain ranges.
E. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in northeastern Alaska known for its pristine tundra ecosystems, rich wildlife, and ongoing debates over oil and gas development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site component ⓘ national park and preserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
administeredBy	National Park Service ⓘ
area	13200000 acres ⓘ about 53000 square kilometers ⓘ
borders	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ surface form: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (via World Heritage complex) Kluane National Park and Reserve ⓘ
contains	Bagley Icefield (portion) ⓘ Chitina River (portion) ⓘ Chugach Mountains ⓘ surface form: Chugach Mountains (portion) Copper River ⓘ surface form: Copper River (portion) Hubbard Glacier (portion) ⓘ Kennicott Glacier ⓘ Malaspina Glacier (portion) ⓘ Mount Blackburn ⓘ Mount Sanford ⓘ Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) ⓘ Mount Wrangell ⓘ Nabesna Glacier ⓘ Nabesna River (portion) ⓘ Root Glacier ⓘ Yukon Ranges ⓘ surface form: St. Elias Mountains Wrangell Mountains ⓘ historic Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designation	National Park and Preserve ⓘ
established	December 2, 1980 ⓘ
establishedBy	Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ⓘ
IUCNCategory	II ⓘ
knownFor	extensive glaciers ⓘ remote backcountry recreation ⓘ towering mountain ranges ⓘ vast wilderness ⓘ volcanic landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn	Alaska ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southeastern Alaska ⓘ surface form: southeastern Alaska
nearestCity	Copper Center, Alaska ⓘ
offersActivity	backpacking ⓘ flightseeing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ rafting ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf	Kluane National Park and Reserve ⓘ surface form: Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek World Heritage Site United States National Park System ⓘ
state	Alaska ⓘ
superlative	largest national park in the United States ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1979 (as part of transboundary site, later extensions) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	natural site ⓘ
wildlife	Ovis ⓘ surface form: Dall sheep caribou ⓘ grizzly bears ⓘ moose ⓘ mountain goats ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska → hasProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Alaska Range → hasProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Copper River → basinIncludes → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Southcentral Alaska → contains → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve (western portion)

National Preserves → example → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: National preserve

this entity surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias National Preserve

Mount Drum → locatedInProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Wrangell → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Fairweather → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek

Chugach National Forest → borderedBy → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Sanford → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Sanford → protectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Sanford → withinUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias / Kluane / Tatshenshini-Alsek / Glacier Bay

Stikine River → near → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Wrangell Mountains → partOf → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Wrangell Mountains → protectedBy → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Bagley Icefield (portion) → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Bagley Icefield (portion) → protectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Chitina River (portion) → locatedInProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Chitina River

Chitina River (portion) → flowsThrough → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Chitina River

Chitina River (portion) → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Chitina River

this entity surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve backcountry

historic Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark

Nabesna River (portion) → locatedInProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Nabesna River

Nabesna River (portion) → flowsThrough → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Nabesna River

Kluane National Park and Reserve → adjacentTo → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) → partOfProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Copper Center, Alaska → isGatewayTo → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Malaspina Glacier (portion) → isWithinProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Root Glacier → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Root Glacier → partOf → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve World Heritage Site

Root Glacier → protectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Root Glacier → withinProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Hubbard Glacier (portion) → locatedIn → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Hubbard Glacier (portion) → protectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Blackburn → locatedInProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Blackburn → isPartOfWorldHeritageSite → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Chitina, Alaska → isGatewayTo → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Chitina, Alaska → nearestNationalPark → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Mount Vancouver → liesWithinProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Nabesna Glacier → locatedInProtectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Nabesna Glacier → partOf → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wrangell–St. Elias wilderness

Kennicott Glacier → partOf → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Kennicott Glacier → protectedArea → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Saint Elias Mountains → contains → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

Bering Glacier → near → Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ

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